Stephen Ambrose, author of “Undaunted Courage,” uses several key points to describe his purpose in the fourth chapter of his book titled “Thomas Jefferson’s America.” He His uses 3 main points to get his purpose of persuading the reader across. The three main points he uses are: Language, people, and events. of language, people, and events is used to give the reader a sense of persuasion. But how exactly does Ambrose give these points across?
In the chapter, “Ambush” and “The Man I Killed” is in the perspective of O’Brien when he describes the man he had killed. When he was telling the story he knew many intimate details about the man he killed. O’Brien does not know the man but because he killed him for the first time he felt the guilt for killing. His guilt and his creation of the story of the man created the man to produce many images of how he was before he was killed. He describes him as a young innocent man, which the thought of the man created more guilt for himself.
During the 1800s, the males were the ones that were in charge of providing a stable household for their wife and children. And as for the women they would stay at home and take care of the house and children. George Wilson was in this situation, but his father, Joshua Wilson and his sister, Sally Wilson, did not think that George was ready to marry out and to start his own family. From the two letters from Joshua and Sally Wilson, George is put into a lot of pressure to find the ideal wife that can take care of the household even without George around.
The author of Undaunted Courage was Stephen Ambrose. Ambrose masterfully crafts this account of the journey of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark through his usage of historical accuracies and engaging language. However, while this book tells of Lewis and Clark and their Corps of Discovery, it also tells of the true mastermind behind the expedition of the Louisiana Purchase, Thomas Jefferson. The depth of Ambrose’s writing allows an individual to truly immerse oneself in the revolutionary journey that Lewis and Clark embarked upon. Ambrose manages to delve into the cultural, geographical, and scientific aspects of the expedition, all while maintaining the reader's interest.
Psych of the Protagonist Born in Toronto, Ontario; Timothy Findley is known for his great work in literature and playwriting. Throughout the year, he has been able to capitulate many of his readers through his novel The Wars. Sigmund Freud, a well-known developer of psychology itself came up with a way to analyze text by looking at different characters and explores the psych of any given character or even the author. In the Wars the protagonist; Robert Ross, enlists himself in the Canadian army due to the tragic death of his disabled sister, Rowena.
Not knowing anything about the history of railroads, can give one mixed feelings about diving into a reading like this. How is one going to feel, is one going to enjoy it, are some of the many questions that float around in the mind of the reader. The answers to these questions solely depend on the author and what they do to utilize their skills to try and convince or create feelings between the reading and reader. “Railroaded” by Richard White, was a book that was found to be very interesting and really opens eyes to see different views and perspectives on railroads. One can see the advancement of the nation, as only a positive in allowing us to move in a forward direction to better one’s life and future.
The novel displays Steve’s father’s perception regarding his son’s presence in jail. Steve Harmon ends up in jail for suspected murder, leaving his innocence to be questioned by those closest to him. Steve’s father finds it difficult to believe that Steve is innocent. Steve’s father experiences “tears in his eyes” and “struggles with his emotions” just after Steve asks if his father believes that Steve is truly innocent (Myers 111).
There were many aspects about the film, Charlie Wilson’s War, that struck me besides the drug and alcohol abuse, or the sexual content that was pervasive in the Congressman’s life. However, despite his vices, Charlie Wilson played an instrumental role in convincing both the CIA and Congress to support the Mujahideen’s efforts against the Soviet invasion. Personally, what caught me the most by this film, as the way in which the public influenced foreign policy, particularly the role of Joanne Herring. Without her, I feel he would have been much more challenged in accomplishing his goals without her reputation among the Pakistanis, and public support. I also thought it was interesting to see just how influential a single member of congress
Beginning early in life, people establish different values and beliefs through personal experience, leading them to commit to preserving certain ethics and ideals. These commitments serve as the cornerstone of one’s identity and heavily influence the life decisions one makes. In Timothy Findley’s The Wars, the protagonist, Robert Ross has a clear commitment to preserving the purity of life and innocence. Thrown into the hectic environment of World War 1, Robert struggles against all odds to preserve the integrity of his own humanity.
August Wilson was a writer born Frederick Kittel in Pittsburg to a white father and a African American mother (Boswell, Marshall, and Carl Rollyson). His father divorced and left the family while Wilson was very young, but his mother remarried when he was in his teens (Boswell, Marshall, and Carl Rollyson). He experienced much racism in his life while living with his family in a white suburb, and soon dropped out of high school to join the army (Boswell, Marshall, and Carl Rollyson). In 1965 he decided he wanted to become a playwright and began writing plays that dealt with issues such as racism (Boswell, Marshall, and Carl Rollyson).
Responsibility often comes with the connotations of burden and sacrifice and most of the time, this is true. In The Wars, by Timothy Findley, the concept of responsibility is demonstrated in the character of Mrs. Ross whose duties as a wife and a mother may be viewed as cold, cruel, and purposefully isolating; the complete opposite of the archetype of a compassionate mother figure. However, like each unique individual in society, the way one responds and takes responsibility varies infinitely; Mrs. Ross attempts to dissociate from society when she feels she has not fulfilled her duties and responsibilities. However, her empathetic nature prevents her from completely isolating herself from all sentiment. Rather, she subconsciously internalizes the welfare and hardships faced by others while sacrificing her own well-being.
For blog 2, I choose a former member of the international banking community John Perkins book Confession of an economic hit man. The path that I choose to find this book is through academic data base under the subject “Economic ," and using EBSCOhost as the subject search. Perkins wrote the book to tell his life story of when he was and economic hit man, and he used to manipulate poor country into getting big loan. Were paying it back would be hard be. It interesting that a person who is involve in cheating of people, would him self be writing the story.
Maynard Dixon painted Forgotten Man in 1934 displaying the loss of hope man had during the Great Depression. The painting is stripped down in terms of color and objects which gives a viewer the opportunity to truly divulge into the emotions. However, this tactic increases the chance of the piece being looked over without a second thought. A man is sitting, adjacent to a fire hydrant, on a street curb eyes down with only the legs of people passing by shown in the background. The tones of the piece are muted allowing despair to be the focus.
War, something that sounds so cliché yet endeavours a greater meaning; a meaning of finding your true self within yourself, and seeing your natural, brave or mediocre side. The concept of bravery and heroic men is often the label associated with war; however, in Timothy Findley’s The Wars, it is in fact the exact opposite. The Wars is an anachronistic example of what one goes through both physically and mentally. Findley accurately portrays the protagonist, Robert Ross, as a naïve nineteen year old who wishes to escape his excruciating feelings of reality for being held accountable for Rowena’s death by enlisting into war, as well as to adhere to societal norms. Robert is an incompetent young boy that achieves most of his knowledge of war from
Sean Hill’s poetry collection, Dangerous Goods, is a unique narrative that captures the emotions and experiences of his adventures in the United States and in Africa. Hill uses many different structures and themes to clearly illustrate his experiences to the reader. One thing that caught my attention was Hill makes an interesting parallel between his experiences in Liberia and in the South. One poem that I feel that captures this parallelism is A Freeman Speaks of His Fellow, or Prom Milledgeville to New Philadelphia, 1872.
